Vega are at the forefront of building on-chain trading infrastructure, onboarding TradFi firms at the core of their offering.

We all know and love retail perp DEXes, but these guys have built something quite different.

In this episode you'll learn:

- What differentiates Vega, and why have a dedicated app chain for a trading protocol
- His thoughts on various L1s , L2's and the tech stack needed to build something like Vega
- How community-led liquidity works (AMM x Orderbook)

and so much more..

Follow them on X and you can check them out here.

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

Pear Protocol is the first and only dedicated platform for pairs trading (Long-Short)

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RunnerXBT works for a propriety crypto trading fund.

His edge is in a) analyzing order flow and b) trading narratives.

In this episode you'll learn:

- What is orderflow analysis and how does it inform his trading strategy
- Which data sources he finds most valuable
- His playbook for the ETF launches
- Managing your physical and mental game
- What narratives he is observing

...and so much more!

Give him a follow on Twitter where he shares a lot of analysis on the markets.

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

Pear Protocol is the first and only dedicated platform for pairs trading (Long-Short)

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Intents, Intents, Intents!

Is it going to revolutionize the way we trade on-chain?

In this episode, we speak with levy, who is the Founder of IntentX - one of the first to bring an intents based framework on chain for trading perps.

You'll learn:

- How the 'UniswapX for perps' model works, and why this is better for traders
- What the future of DEXes looks like
- His thoughts on the critics of intent-based trading models
- How you can get involved
- Advice for anyone starting a DeFi project in 2023 and beyond

...plus so much more. Enjoy the pod :)

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

Pear Protocol is the first and only dedicated platform for pairs trading (Long-Short)

Visit us on pear.garden to start pair trading today.

Michael Wasyl is the Co-Founder of Bracket Labs. 

BracketX is their suite of range-bound products built for DeFi. 

As much as we all love bull markets, the reality is crypto spends a lot of time consolidating in tight ranges. How do you make money in these sideways-trending markets?

One option is of course pairs trading. The other is some of the structured product vaults that they offer. In this episode you'll learn:

- How their structured products are designed
- How you can participate either as a funder or as a buyer
- Mike's thoughts on what DeFi needs to do in order to attract more users 

If you'd like an insight into the mindset of a Founder at the forefront of innovation in DeFi, then this episode is a must!

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

Pear Protocol is the first and only dedicated platform for pairs trading (Long-Short)

Visit us on pear.garden to start pair trading today.

One of the best ways to get ahead in trading is to listen to experienced traders that have a completely different system to you.

Often, there's some valuable nuggets of insight that you can apply to your own way of trading crypto.

In this episode, we had the pleasure to speak with prominent CT trader, Ritesh about how orderflow feeds into his model and consistent returns.

You'll learn:

- The nuances of the Asia trading session and things to look out for

- What is orderflow analysis and which tools does he use on a daily basis

- How to build up an idea of "Market Profile" and knowing where to set your Take Profits levels

... plus so much more.

We really enjoyed this episode and hope you do too!

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

Pear Protocol is the first and only dedicated platform for pairs trading (Long-Short)

Visit us on pear.garden to start pair trading today.

Murad is the Founder of STFX, and has been a crypto investor and advisor since 2013.

He also started one of the first ever on-chain analytics companies and has a unique perspective on where DeFi technology is going.

In this episode you'll learn:

- The indicators that he thinks are useful when analysing on-chain data
- Why intent-based architecture is such a big deal in trading
- What it will take for DEXs to capture market share from Binance

There are some great soundbites from this episode, one of my favorites being:

"I believe that every type of derivative will boil down into a liquid global limit order book on-chain that anybody can participate in"

Murad is one of the smartest minds in the space, so enjoy the episode :)

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

Pear Protocol is the first and only dedicated platform for pairs trading (Long-Short)

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Caspar is a seasoned economist, who has worked for both the U.N and in Investment Banking in Switzerland.

He's now the Co-Founder of an innovative platform called D8X.

In this episode you'll learn:

- What is missing in DeFi and why TradFi is not here yet
- Why you may be underestimating Switzerland when it comes to crypto
- What are 'quanto' perps, and why are they the next big thing for traders?

we also talk about zkEVM for perps trading, global macro (inc. China) and the current funding environment for builders.

Enjoy the pod :)

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

Pear Protocol is the first and only dedicated platform for pairs trading (Long-Short)

Visit us on pear.garden to start pair trading today.

Cointelegraph have asserted themselves as a global thought leader in the blockchain and crypto industry.

With analysts like Ray Salmond, it's easy to see how and why they've managed to dominate in terms of both news and market views.

In this episode we speak to Ray about:

- His macro thesis and what that means for crypto
- His research process and the sources that he finds the most reliable
- Trends in the bitcoin mining industry
- Altcoin charting and when it works
- Upcoming narratives in 2024

Ray is also a prolific writer, and his Substack is definitely worth a follow!

Enjoy the pod

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

Pear Protocol is the first and only dedicated platform for pairs trading (Long-Short)

Visit us on pear.garden to start pair trading today.

Nick is one of the savviest investors in crypto.

Recently we've had traders on the podcast, so it's refreshing to now switch gears a bit and speak to someone with more of an investor's perspective on the market.

In this episode you'll learn:

- Why poker players thrive in crypto
- His approach to gathering data and breaking down projects
- How he runs his own Long/Short (pairs!) portfolio
- The 'options' narrrative
- How to build a trade from idea origination to execution including weighting, vol and beta

...plus much more

I'm personally looking forward to working with Nick and getting an investor like him to trade on Pear Protocol!

Follow him on Twitter

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Pear Protocol is the first narrative trading platform on-chain where users can go simultaneously long one asset and short another in one pair trade.

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marty, marty, marty... when it comes to options he is very smart(y)

In this episode, we were honoured to be joined by @thinkingvol, to discuss all things crypto options. 

You'll learn:

- Marty's background and how he got into crypto vol markets
- Why he thinks vol is so much lower post FTX
- How important option hedging flow is for price action on Bitcoin and ETH
- Where to source data (alpha alert)
- His thoughts on 'max pain' and good resources to learn more
- The good, bad and ugly in the option DEX space

...and so much more!

This episode is sponsored by Pear Protocol.

Pear Protocol is the first and only dedicated platform for pairs trading (Long-Short)

Visit us on pear.garden to start pair trading today.